Overview 

Labour law is a dynamic and constantly evolving area of law, with regular legislative amendments and landmark court decisions significantly impacting employers, employees, and practitioners. Staying up to date with these developments is essential to ensure compliance, manage workplace risk, and apply the law correctly in practice.

This webinar provides a comprehensive annual update on key labour law amendments and recent case law developments, offering practical guidance on how these changes affect workplace policies, disciplinary processes, and dispute resolution.

Join Chantelle de Sousa on 25 February 2026 from 10:00 pm to 11:30 pm as she unpacks the most important labour law amendments and recent judgments, and explains their practical implications for legal practitioners, HR professionals, and employers.

Learning objectives 

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills: 

• Understanding recent and proposed labour law amendments

• Interpreting key labour court and CCMA decisions

• Applying updated legal principles to workplace scenarios

• Identifying compliance risks and employer obligations

• Enhancing dispute prevention and workplace management strategies

Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics: 

• Overview of Recent Labour Law Amendments
o Key legislative changes affecting employers and employees
o Practical implications for workplace policies
o Compliance requirements and implementation considerations
o Impact on employment contracts and procedures

• Key Labour Law Case Law Developments
o Significant Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court judgments

• Practical Implications and Best Practices
o Lessons learned from recent cases
o Risk mitigation and compliance strategies

About the presenter 

Chantelle de Sousa 

Chantelle de Sousa Attorneys is a law firm dedicated to providing cost-effective and efficient all-round labour law services. Chantelle read for the BCom (Law and Economics) and LLB degrees at the North-West University (Potchefstroom) and the LLM (Human Rights, Conflict and Justice) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Chantelle was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in March 2011 Chantelle has worked in various areas of law including intellectual property and human rights in both Europe and the rest of the SADC region. She eventually settled in the field of labour law and has worked with employers, employees and trade unions in the South African labour space. She has an excellent network in the SADC region made up of lawyers, business and civil society. She is fluent in English, Afrikaans and Portuguese.

Who should attend?

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Attorneys. 

• Corporate Legal Professionals. 

• Legal Academics. 

• Candidate attorneys. 

• Law Students. 

• Paralegals. 

Price       

• R 400.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   

• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   

• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

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Additional material 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• A summarised slide presentation. 

• Reference documents and/ or course material where available. 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar. 

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